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Grapefruit-sized Ice Falls On House

Can you imagine if one of those fall while you are sleeping???


From CNN:


KENT, Washington (AP) -- Investigators are trying to identify the source of ice chunks that smashed through the roof of a house in this Seattle suburb last week, landing on the bed of a 7-year-old girl.

They believe the ice formed on an aircraft and broke free, potentially indicating a mechanical or design problem, said Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Mike Fergus.

"It's a safety issue," Fergus said.

Investigators are certain it was not "blue ice," which comes from leaking airplane lavatories, he added.

Troy Halte said his family returned home November 4 to find a hole in the ceiling of their daughter's bedroom and five chunks of ice on the bed, three of them "the size of grapefruit." Three more chunks had fallen in the back yard...

https://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/12/fallen.ice.ap/index.html

House Falls Ice Grapefruit-sized

I saw the picture of the little girl sitting on her bed and a huge hole in the ceiling where the ice came through, and I literally had the chills! Her guardian angel was surely watching out for her because she could have really been hurt badly. It will be interesting to see the followup to this story if they can determine where and what caused this phenomenon to occur.

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https://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article....RTICLE_ID=49797

In this case lavatory fluid was suspected as well, but again, it did not have that blue coloring that would be expected. I'm wondering if this should be moved to the Science and Unusual board eventually